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Advertising that gets the creative juices flowing

Whether you have nice or negative things to say about advertising, it’s an industry that pushes the boundaries of creativity in communication. One of the premier magazines that shows this collective boundary-pushing field is Communication Arts. Every year, the magazine publishes “annuals” that highlight visionary examples of communication, not only in advertising, but also typography, … Continue reading Advertising that gets the creative juices flowing

100 things you need to know about people

I just had a chance to read this book from cover to cover and was amazed at the amount of detail there was in explaining how people see/understand things. The title “100 Things every designer needs to know about people” is pretty clear in explaining what the book is about. While the intention of the … Continue reading 100 things you need to know about people

Crowdsourcing for Disaster Preparedness – it’s the journey that counts

Reading a Master’s thesis isn’t a typical hobby of mine, but when one of my work’s interns said that his was on crowdsourcing for disaster preparedness, I had to get a copy. I finally had a chance to read it coming back from France on a 3-hour train – plenty of time to focus on … Continue reading Crowdsourcing for Disaster Preparedness – it’s the journey that counts

Do you know who you’re talking to?

Sitting in a room today full of people enthusiastic about social media and the future it has in the world of media and communication raised a lot of questions in my mind about new vs. traditional media. The colliding worlds of social media and traditional media can’t (and shouldn’t) be ignored. It’s a sign of … Continue reading Do you know who you’re talking to?

Paperless publishing to revolutionize the way we learn?

Are we still going to rely on paper and pulp to give us books and publications in the future? According to this article, Apple may be revolutionizing the way we think about “books”. In it, the author Joshua Benton writes that a new iPad app may make “publishing” a breeze and paving the way for … Continue reading Paperless publishing to revolutionize the way we learn?

To see or not to see?

I can’t believe it’s been almost a month since I last wrote in this blog. Time sure does fly, especially when we head into the holiday season with Christmas just around the corner. Maybe one of my new year’s resolutions should be to write more often… It seems friends and family, as well as some … Continue reading To see or not to see?

The future of news and info – defined by us or by someone else?

On a whim and with little prep time, I submitted an info-graphic project I worked on while in Timor-Leste for an international information design competition. Low and behold, my project was selected by the Jury to be one of the selected projects for the IIID Award and it might even be featured in the IIIDaward … Continue reading The future of news and info – defined by us or by someone else?

What They Teach You at Harvard Business School.

Can you believe we’re already a quarter of the way through 2011? That means it’ll be six months since I first landed in a still balmy Geneva spring morning. Where does the time go? Speaking of time, how long does it take to make friends and build a social network? Of course there’s the online … Continue reading What They Teach You at Harvard Business School.

The Mind of the Strategist

Strategy. The word is one that gets thrown around a lot especially with more and more opportunities to start a business, improve an organization, or just be plain, dare I say it, “strategic”. I’m guilty of using the word more often than I need to. But I decided while reading books on advertising that it … Continue reading The Mind of the Strategist